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March 4, 1930 J. H. FENNESSY WINDOW 2 Sheets-Shea:

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ej fl i 5 w w W F E z a m M z llll W/M/V Patented Mar. 4, 1930 PATENT OFFICE JAMES H. FENNESSY, F DAYTON, OHIO WINDOW Application filed March 21, 1928. v Serial No. 263,428.

This invention relates to the class of windows and pertains particularly to an im 7 proved means of mounting a sash to facilitate opening of the same for its removal from the frame.

The primary object of the present inven- 7 tion is to provide a window structure wherein the sash can be swung completely from the window frame and to one side thereof.

Another object of the'invention is to provide means whereby a window sash can be swung from its frame and rotated to facilitate cleaning of the inner and outer faces thereof.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent as the description of the same proceeds and the invention will be best understood from a detailed description of the accompanying drawings forming a part of the invention with the understanding, however, that the invention is not confined to any strict conformity with the showing of the drawings, but may be changed or modified so long as such changes or modifications mark no material departure from the salient features of the invention as expressed in the appended claim. In the drawings:

Figure 1 shows the window structure embodying the present invention in elevation, looking from the exterior of the building wall in which the window frame is mounted.

Figure 2 is a view of the window structure from the inside,

Figure 3 is a sectional View taken upon the line 33 of Figure 'l.

. Figure 4 is a view in section taken upon the line 4 1 of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a section taken upon the line 55 of Figure 1.

Figure 6 is a section taken upon the line 66 of Figure 1.

Referring now to the drawings in detail wherein like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the numeral 1 indicates generally a window frame set in the usual frame opening in a building wall 2. This frame comprises the top and bottom rails 3 and 1 respectively and side rails 5.

The window sash'in the frame 1 is indicated generally by the numeral 6 and comprises the top and bottom bars 7 and 8 respectively and side bars 9 which connect the top and bottom bars.

An'abutment plate 10 is positioned against the inner face of the frame structure 1 against which the window sash frame abuts when moved to closed position. This abutment plate which is in the form of a frame is made up of the top and bottom plates 11 and 12 respectively and the side plates 13, suitable securing element such as the screws l l passing through the four plates into the frame face'l to maintain the plates in position.

The sash frame 6 has positioned therein the usual glass panel 15. The window sash 6 is supported between a pair of arms 16 one at the top and the other at thebottom. Each of these arms are pivotally connected atone end to the central portion of the adjacent window frame bar, by a bolt 17. This bolt is preferably of the carriage type having the upper portion of the shank directly beneath the head 18, of poly onal configuration as indicated by the numeral 19. This polygonal portion 19 of the bolt is engaged in a similarly formed recess in the arm 16 and therefore is held rigid with the arm and permits the sash bar to turn thereabo-ut, the inner end of each bolt carrying a washer 20 which seats against the bottom of the recess21 and a nut 22 which bears against the washer in the manner clearly shown in Figures 5 and 6. I j

The rails 3 and 4 lying adjacent the window frame bars 7 and 8 are each provided with a recess 23 which extends from the central portion to one side rail thereof as clearly shown in Figure 1 and each recess 23 is deepened at the inner end or at the central portion of therail in which it is formed, as indicated at 24 to provide a space in which the head 18 of the bolt 17 can move when the window frame is arranged in'closed position.

The other end of each window sash supporting bar v 16 has a bolty25 passed therethrough into the adjacent cross rail of the window frame, adjacent a side rail. These bolts 25 are in vertical alignment as shown in Figure 1 and like the bolts 17 each has a polygonal portion 26 below the head 27, which engages in a similarly formed recess in the bar 16 so that the bolt turns with the swinging of the bar. The other end of each iii bolt is appropriately secured by means of the washers 28 and the nuts 29 as shown in Figure 4. a y

The bottom bar 8 of the window sash is provided adjacent one end with a transverse recess 30 in which the head of the lower bolt 25 locates when the sash is closed and the top bar 7 of the sash is also provided with a recess 31 in which the head of the upper bolt 25 locates when the sash is in closed position.

As will be seen from the foregoing description when the window sash is forced outwardlyfrom the frame 1 the arms 16, secured at their inner ends to the top and bottom rails of the frame will be caused to swing out into the position shown in dotted lines in Figure 3 thus moving the sash bodily from the frame.

The sash after moving outwardly to the position shown in dotted lines in Figure 3 can I then be swung about the pivot bolts 17 so that either face of the glass panel 15 can be jacent to their heads with polygonal portions, said arms having polygonal openings for receiving the polygonal portions of said shanks of the bolts, and a supporting bracket for the lower arm secured to the bottom rail reached when itis desired to clean the same. 7

In order to give additional support to the lower one of the bars 16 a bracket 32 is secured to the outer face of the bottom rail 4 adjacent the bolt 25. By this means the bottom bar 16 when swung outwardly to extend from the faceof the bottom rail 4 will overlie and rest upon the bracket.

Pivotally secured top and bottom bars 7 and f the window sash is a latch 32 which, is adapted to be swung downwardly when the sash is in closed position to overlie the adjacent plates of the abutment frame 10. In this manner the sash frame can be securely held against movement when in the closed position. I

From the foregoing description it will be readily seen that the sash structure embodyi. ing the present invention and the method of mounting the same is unique and will be of great advantage particularly in connection with the cleaning of the window as both sides of the glass therein can be readily reached.

Having thus described my invention what I claimsiis: H i r c I window structure comprising a window frame including top and bottom rails and side rails a sash within said frame including top and bottom; bars and connecting side bars, supporting arms for the sash arranged between the topbarof the sash and the top rail of the frame andbetween the bottom bar of the sash and the bottom rail'of the frame, means pivotally securing the outer ends of said arms directly to the inner faces of the top and bottom'zrails ofthe window frame adjacent to one; side rail thereof, pivot bolts rotatably carried by the upperand lower bars to the inner face of the 

